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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Beginner Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

May Day

On the May Day holiday West Lake is full, and you call on Auntie Ma: say it's a holiday, hear people everywhere, answer whether you've been to the causeway and how often, and stay for tea.

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THE STORY

The first of May, a holiday across China. Owen and Lan have come down to the lake, and the lanes around Auntie Ma's guesthouse are full of visitors.

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放假。fàngjiàholiday, word for word let go of leave
五一 放假。wǔyī fàngjiàthe May Day holiday, word for word five one holiday
欧文， 你 来 了！ 今天 五一 放假。ōuwén, nǐ lái le, jīntiān wǔyī fàngjiàOwen, you're here! Today's the May Day holiday.
马 阿姨， 您好！ 人 真 多！mǎ āyí, nín hǎo, rén zhēn duōHello, Auntie Ma! So many people! Politely.
明天 放假 吗？míngtiān fàngjià maIs tomorrow a holiday?
到处 都 是 人。dàochù dōu shì rénPeople everywhere.
去 过 苏堤 吗？qù guo sūdī mabeen to the Su Causeway
欧文， 你 去 过 苏堤 吗？ōuwén, nǐ qù guo sūdī maOwen, have you been to the Su Causeway?
您 去 过 美国 吗？nín qù guo měiguó maHave you been to America? Politely.
我 没 去 过。wǒ méi qù guoI've never been.

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